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Indeed: Strategic Hiring
Job seeker searches for AI roles have grown 11-fold since ChatGPT's release in November 2022, with persistent growth since spring 2025 indicating AI is becoming mainstream. However, AI job postings (5% of all postings) significantly outpace job seeker searches (<1%), creating a critical talent shortage.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab (Global)
The leadership read
A hiring build-out like this points to deepening the sector executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
Market context: Backdrop: a 112.9 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 11.4 on the month) with EMEA activity easing (-3.2pts).
Indeed: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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